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'The Importance Of Being Earnest [45 minute abridgement]' by Oscar Wilde abridged by Gerald P Murphy - additional information.


'The Importance Of Being Earnest [45 minute abridgement]' by Oscar Wilde abridged by Gerald P Murphy
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Period and Geography
Location: England. Time Period: 19th Century
Settings and Set Complexity
Number of Sets: 3
Setting: Living Room and Garden
Set Requirements: Furniture Only
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Style:
A one-act comedy, abridged (and slightly adapted) from the play by Oscar Wilde. A couple of narrators are used to set scenes so that the piece can be played with minimal (furniture only) sets.
Synopsis:
Bachelors, Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff, use convenient fictions when they wish to escape the more tedious aspects of society life. They both fall in love and become engaged, but their deceptions lead to much confusion. And Lady Bracknell has a lot to say about it all.

 
 

 
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